In 2010 and 2011 we did a play about Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya written by Stefano Massini. It spoke to her experience in reporting the events of the Russian-Chechen conflict non-biasedly and the result being that she was murdered for
I am newly arrived in New York. The city of my birth. And an energy I have not lived in for over 25 years. But I am home. I know I am home because within days I was sitting on
When I think of the events we have done in the past years and their focus: violence against women, human rights abuses, censorship, violence against journalists, freedom of expression, Russia, Belarus, Congo, Chechnya, I know we have touched people to
Evo-lu-tion: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. There is a lot that theatre can do. But I believe, at its best, theatre can evoke evolution in society. And, at this
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. - Martin Luther King, Jr. On July 3rd I read an article in the Huffington Post which
AN UPDATE ON OUR FRIENDS FROM THE BELARUS FREE THEATRE: Early in 2011 the national and international theatrical community rallied together behind the Belarus Free Theatre as they struggled to find a way to not only continue their powerful work in
We are pleased and privileged to announce our special guests for ESPECIALLY NOW: Create the World Together December 11 at 7pm UPDATE: Mike Farrell also joins with our Amnesty Action in Act 3! MIKE FARRELL is an American actor, best known for his
When the opportunity arose, in the support of the Belarus Free Theatre, for us to take our model of theatrical international engagement and apply it to essential issues such as human rights and free speech, I knew that I wanted
In thinking about a name for our upcoming event the questions associated with so many aspects of our work kept coming into play. Why are we delving deeply into the development of new creative work at a time like
Building a Bridge Between China and The US In reference to the above blog entry by Bob Eckhart, I saw a few very strongly-worded comments against both China and the efforts of our State Department to make an investment of cultural
